World War II Introduction

Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States were called the _______________________ during WWII.

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• NATO Powers

• Central Powers

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Germany's use of tanks and planes to quickly takeover countries was called ___________________________.

• U-boat war

• trench war

• blitzkrieg (lightening war)

• nuclear war

Name the two U.S. presidents during WWII.

• Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover

• George Bush and Barack Obama

• Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman

• Adolf Hiter and Joseph Stalin

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

• Winston Churchill

• Vladimar Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

What was the name of the political party led by Adolf Hitler?

• Republican Party

• Communist Party

• Democratic Party

• Nazi Party

_________________ is the policy of making concessions to an aggressor.

• Blitzkrieg

• Communism

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Appeasement

Which event is generally considered the start of World War II?

• A) The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• B) The invasion of Poland

• C) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• D) The Battle of Britain

What was the main purpose of the United Nations, formed after World War II?

• A) To promote global trade

• B) To prevent future wars

• C) To establish a global currency

• D) To colonize new territories

Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

• A) Germany

• B) Italy

• C) Japan

• D) Canada